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Category Archives: Writing
The After-Effect of Paul McKenna – and Relearning Skills
The strange thing about having Paul McKenna hypnotise me to get me writing again was that my creative power was out of control. I had this unregulated emotion to write, which over the last 4 years I have been honing … Continue reading
And The Next Version Of The Cover For The Tourist – by Matt Wingett
Well, now I am a little tired of all the re-designs I’ve made for this cover, so this is going to be the last one. Having had to replicate a series of effects I had done on an earlier image, … Continue reading
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A slightly changed cover for The Tourist – Portsmouth Gothic story
So friend of mine, David Saunderson of The Spooky Isles, suggested that the cover for The Tourist needs to be darker and more atmospheric. So this is what I’ve done with the image. You are welcome to let me know … Continue reading
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A Cover for The Tourist – A Portsmouth Horror Story
Below you’ll find the provisional front cover of my latest e-book – The Tourist. This is a freebie that I’m giving away, and is a ghost story set around Portchester Castle. I found the engraving in a pile of pictures … Continue reading
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A New Southsea Gothic Story – First Draft
Below is the first draft of the opening to a story provisionally entitled “The Snow Witch” I am writing. Will let youknow how it goes! The Snow Witch The musician blows in one winter night, as the weather is at … Continue reading
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The Arts Council – Your Local Artistic Banker? – Portsmouth Writer Hub January 11th 2012
On Wednesday January 11th, Portsmouth Writer Hub at The New Theatre Royal, Portsmouth was visited by John Prebble, from the Arts Council South East, to talk about that “strange, confusing beast” (as one writer put it) – Arts Council Funding . … Continue reading
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Matt Wingett In Interview With The English Sisters
So, today I had an interview with Violetta and Jutka Zuggo, aka the English Sisters – a pair of charming women who use their hypnosis and NLP skills to teach English, and are passionate hypno-babes. It was great fun, with … Continue reading
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Art Work For An E-book – Turn The Tides Gently
So, today I asked Jackie if she would design up a cover for the book I’ve decided to publish. This is her first attempt with a little bit of tinkering by me. What do you think? Bookmark on Delicious Digg … Continue reading
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Man In The Moon – Draft 3
The latest version of my sonnet on the moon. In my previous version I identified rhythmic problems to do with the shift from iambic pentameter to trochaic pentameter in the second quatrain. It meant the loss of a syllable at … Continue reading
Man In The Moon – Draft 2
Well, that didn’t take long before I rewrote it. Here we go again: Man In The Moon “When priests in ancient times beheld the moon they conjured up a man hunched with a pack. Astronomers spied seas that would maroon … Continue reading
